Next February with be the 20th anniversary of when I first connected to the Internet from home by dialup modem, and yet being online still seems like a new thing to me, maybe because streaming media is still in flux. Netflix started its streaming video service in 2007, and the turmoil in TV land continues with Aereo, the DVR in the Cloud. It’s taking way too long for broadcasters and cable TV providers to adjust to online services that challenge their out-of-date business models.
Never mind what I just said. If Netflix can make “”House of Cards,” then it looks like TV as we know it will be left to the reality shows, preachers, bow hunters and endless infomercials. Did you know Richard Simmons was on five Dish channels at the same time this morning?